Yum Kaax
deity forest Maya single tradition · 1
Yum Kaax is a Yukatek Maya deity known as the "Lord of the forest" and serves as the god of wild vegetation and guardian of its animals. He is invoked by hunters as the owner of all game and grants protection of fields against incursions of wild nature. He can appear to hunters instantly and possesses songs that warrant hunting success and allow arrows to return to the hunter.
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“Maya sorcerers have learned many secrets from Yum Kaax and these would be used to help one get better results while hunting. Some of the advice given was: When you go hunting, you must first offer Yum Kaax 5 jars of Balché or nine of chocozacan.”
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